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adjective
- 1. rudely brief: "his reply was curt"
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CURT definition: 1. If someone's manner or speech is curt, it is rude as a result of being very quick: 2. If…. Learn more.
The meaning of CURT is sparing of words : terse. How to use curt in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Curt.
If you describe someone as curt, you mean that they speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way. Her tone of voice was curt. 'The matter is closed,' was the curt reply.
Definitions of curt. adjective. brief and to the point; effectively cut short. “a response so curt as to be almost rude” synonyms: crisp, laconic, terse. breviloquent, concise. expressing much in few words. adjective. marked by rude or peremptory shortness. “a curt reply” synonyms: brusk, brusque, short. discourteous. showing no courtesy; rude.
Curt definition: rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.. See examples of CURT used in a sentence.
1. Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner: was curt and businesslike in the meeting; acknowledged him with a curt nod. See Synonyms at gruff. 2. Terse or condensed: a curt text message. [Middle English, short, brief, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin curtus; see sker- in Indo-European roots .] curt′ly adv. curt′ness n.
curt meaning, definition, what is curt: using very few words in a way that seems...: Learn more.
Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner. Was curt and businesslike in the meeting; acknowledged him with a curt nod. American Heritage. Short or shortened. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Brief, esp. to the point of rudeness; terse or brusque. A curt reply. Webster's New World.
adjective. /kɜːt/ /kɜːrt/ (of a person’s manner or behaviour) appearing rude because very few words are used, or because something is done in a very quick way synonym abrupt, brusque. a curt reply. A curt note of rejection arrived from the company director. His tone was curt and unfriendly. She dismissed him with a curt nod of the head.
CURT meaning: 1. If someone's manner or speech is curt, it is rude as a result of being very quick: 2. If…. Learn more.
